One of my clients shared a beautiful Rumi quote with me:
“True love is when Allah says:
My dear servant, I created everything for you.
And the servant replies:
My dear Lord, I left everything, for You.”
As our beloved Prophet Muhammad, peace & blessings upon him taught us:
“When love of the material world enters the heart, love of Allah leaves the heart.
And when love of Allah enters the heart, love of the material world leaves the heart.”
For me, the insight came when I realised that the only reason we want all of the things of this world is in the hopes that it will make us feel a certain way.
We want love, so we look for a partner.
We want certainty, so we look for a job.
We want happiness, so we look for things that we think will make us happy.
The reality is that all of those feelings we’re seeking can only come from inside of us, from the state of our minds, not from the state of our outside world of circumstances.
The moment we realise this, love of the material world leaves our hearts… because we realize that the material world literally can not give us the feelings we want. And love of Allah enters our hearts, because we realise that Allah has already given us everything we want – the feelings we seek are all literally just a thought away.
And here’s the best part…
Can you imagine what happens to your search for a partner, or a job or the ‘things’ of this material world when you’re no longer pinning your hopes for happiness and love on them?
You suddenly attract them like a lightening rod.
To apply for a “Session” with me, the first step is to sign up for the Switch Masterclass and watch it carefully: